Steve Jobs: 'We Don't Track Anyone'

fysdt writes "There has obviously been a lot of discussion about last week's disclosure that iOS devices are maintaining an easily-accessible database tracking the movements of users dating back to the introduction of iOS 4 a year ago. The issue has garnered the attention of US elected officials and has played fairly heavily in the mainstream press. One MacRumors reader emailed Apple CEO Steve Jobs asking for clarification on the issue while hinting about a switch to Android if adequate explanations are not forthcoming. Jobs reportedly responded, turning the tables by claiming both that Apple does not track users and that Android does, while referring to the information about iOS shared in the media as 'false.'" Apple has now been hit with a class-action lawsuit over the location-tracking issue.

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Re:Then why did Apple

[afidel]

Ok, they still (re)released it last week, and the statement still said they *had* to track users to give them a good experience, so how does the fact that it was originally stated a year ago change the fact that they've stated publicly the exact opposite of what Steve is claiming now? We know they are recording cellphone tower information for an indefinite amount of time, we know that the information is available to applications, and most importantly we *know* that the information is available under subpoena (both criminal and civil) whereas the Android data is remove after 24 hours.